Highlights of the session Portmanteau words bring fun and creativity into your speaking and writing. As a literary device, Portmanteau combines two or more words to blend as one. The words are packed into one concept to create a different meaning. Examples of Portmanteau can be found not only in this lesson but in conversation and literature. So, use them wisely and make your language use exciting and exciting. list of portmanteau words you can use in everyday speech and writing for your reference. Remember them well and continue to add to the list in future.
• education + entertainment = edutainment
• fan + magazine = fanzine
• cyberspace + magazine = cyberzine
• Oxford + Cambridge = Oxbridge
• telephone + marathon = telethon
• medical + care = Medicare
parachute + troops = paratroops
• motor + hotel = motel
While learning about portmanteau words that can depict an idea, we also discussed transitional words. Transition words are basically words that are used to move from one thought or idea to another smoothly. They're used to indicate connections or relationships between sentences or phrases. In the lesson, we discussed transitional words for reinforcement, like 'also' or 'comparatively'.
Transitional words of chronology, like 'after' or 'before'. We also learn transitional words that depict cause/effect, like 'thus' or 'once'. And last, we discussed transitional words of contradiction, like 'although' or 'albeit' and many more. Do remain vigilant about using these words in everyday speech and writing and practise using them effectively..